Charles Boustany

Charles Boustany (21 February 1956-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-LA 7) from 3 January 2005 to 3 January 2013 (succeeding Chris John) and from LA 3 from 3 January 2013 to 3 January 2017 (succeeding Jeff Landy and preceding Clay Higgins).

Biography
Charles Boustany was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1956, the son of the Democratic parish coroner. He worked as a cardiovascular surgeon before becoming a Republican politician, and he served in the US House of Representatives from 2005 to 2017. Boustany was defeated in the US Senate primary in 2016, and he retired from the US Congress.